Handmade in Brooklyn, NY
GUITAR AND BASS PICKUPS Made in BROOKLYN, New York Setups & Repairs
The Finest for Vintage Restoration and Repairs. Text/Call for Info (917) 687-8981
Pickups
Pickup Styles
Single Coil and Humbuckers
Mini Humbuckers
Some of the coolest sounding Mini Humbuckers
Use only the best in your instruments, chose Sound Laboratories!
A collection of pickups, places and friends.
Custom Cover Relicing.
The Magic Strat Pickup.
HSS 7114mg Humbucker and Magic Strat Combo, Reverse Wind Middle Pickup.
Cream and Black Bobbin Combination.
The Ultra Chubby Split Coil P Bass Pickup with Extra Wide Magnets.
The First Ever Sound Laboratories Washington Ave Pickup Set. With Flat 50's Style Magnetic Pole Pieces and White Protective String.
The First Ever Sound Laboratories Washington Ave Pickup Set. With Flat 50's Style Magnetic Pole Pieces and White Protective String
1950's Spec Humbucker with Butytate Bobbins and an Alnico 3 Bar Magnet. The Real Deal 50's Replica.
50mm and 49.2 Super 7114mg lead and RZ5050 Neck Pickups
Mike Dirnt Tele Bass "The father and Son Chubby" Split Coil Pickup at 20k Ohms!
Teisco Bass Pickup Restoration Over-Wound for More Umph.
National Grand Console Double 8 Pickup Restoration.
Fresh Out of the Wax Pot, The Standard Chubby Split Coil Bass, 2 Washington Ave Tele Sets and The Tele Bass Single Coil Pickups.
Good Times with Rick and Cindy at Carmine St Guitars NYC.
1960 Kay Pickup Restoration.
Valente PineCaster. Washington Ave Tele Lead at 23k Ohm and a Mini Humbcker at 26.7k Ohm. 2 Volume Pots, 3 Way Switch and Incredible.
P-90 with Fiber Bobbin and Maple Center Core.
Valente PineCaster. Mini Humbcker at 26.7k Ohm.
Dan-O Baritone Pickup Rebuild. Alnico V Bar Magnet wound to 12k Gave that Bari a Whole New Attitude.
Hofner Pickup Restoration. Wound to Original Specifications.
2 Sets of Magic Strat Pickups Fresh from the Hot Waxing Process.
Lap Steel Pickup Restoration.
Hofner Pickup Restoration.
Lap Steel Pickup Restoration.
1969 Les Paul Outfitted with an rz5050 Humbucker Neck Pickup.
Sound Laboratories Standard Chubby Split Coil Precision Bass Pickup at 14k Ohm.
Sound Laboratories Standard Chubby Split Coil Precision Bass Pickup.
Sound Laboratories Standard Chubby Split Coil Precision Bass Pickup
The Perfect Strat Neck Position Pickup. Not Only Does it Sound Amazing it Looks Amazing. Alnico V Bar Magnet and Wound Heavily.
The Sound Laboratories Magic Strat Pickup Set. Staggered A5 Magnetic Poles and a Reverse Wound Middle Pickup.
The Washington Avenue Telecaster Pickup Set. Comes with Staggered Poles or Flat Top 50's Poles.
The Washington Avenue Telecaster Pickup Set.
The Super Strat Set. Death Rails Lead 43k, RVWD Middle Magic Strat 18k and Lipstick Neck Pickup 16.3k. Folks Fight Over this Guitar at Jams.
The Big and Chubby Split Coil Precision Bass Pickup Custom Wound for Someone Looking for More, They Got It.
A Lipstick Pickup Modified for Use in a Telecaster Bridge.
National Grand Console Double 8 Pickup Restoration.
The Model "B" gsSuper 7114 Humbucker Pickup.
J Bass Pickups.
Rickenbacker 4003 Neck Pickup Restoration.
Dwight Weeks of Orphan Guitars 1960 Kay Pickup Rebuild
Dwight Weeks of Orphan Guitars 1960 Kay Pickup Rebuild
About The Laboratory
Our Story
Sound Laboratories is a small Brooklyn based electronics company specializing in custom guitar pickup design and repair. An active member of the DIY electronics community Damian Panitz, owner of Sound Laboratories builds and modify much his own recording studio equipment. A life long student, musician, recording engineer and film sound mixer Damian's need to know how things work set out to build a set of 50's style Telecaster pickups. Blown away by the results Sound Laboratories was born to serve the needs of electric bass and guitar players.
The philosophy behind hand wound pickups harken back to the early days of guitar making. Each pickup was constructed by a human how perfect or imperfect that process is the results are the same, great sounding guitars and basses. The result is an inspired musician and an excited audience.
The big and often asked question is, "what makes your pickups better than the others like Fender, Gibson, Lindy or Llolar?" I responded, "when my wife bakes cookies from scratch its a wonderful cookie! To be perfectly honest in my mind there is no such thing as a bad cookie. I love them all. From the gourmet fancy ones all the way down to the mass produced cookies. But when my wife bakes them from scratch nothing compares!" Thats how I describe my pickups. Handmade pickups have a sound and texture which comes from the individual pickup builder.
Single Coil and Humbucker Formulas
Each pickup formula is based on meticulous research to provide the greatest feeling and sound. Pushing the boundaries is what we do best, if you have a sound in your mind let's talk about it and make you sonic dreams come true.
Our Guarantee
For any reason you are not happy with your pickup return it with in 14 days undamaged for a full refund minus shipping. No questions asked.